Clandestine World of Crop Circles is Threatened as Ambitious TV Journalist Plans to Expose Truth — IN CIRCLES Movie Coming May 2nd
5 Souls 1 Unexplained Mystery The answers are written into the ground
Written and Directed by Jonnie Hurn and Ian Manson (a.k.a. Manson Hurn)
IN CIRCLES — The divisive clandestine world of crop circles is threatened when an ambitious TV journalist plans to expose the truth. While exploring formations that appear overnight she is drawn into the enigma of hovering lights, Celtic mythology and UFO researchers to discover both the beauty and danger in the mystery she seeks.
To call Honeystreet a village is generous but this tiny canal side hamlet not far from Stonehenge is Crop Circle Grand Central Station. Frustrated Brazilian TV Journalist Lara (Cassandra Thomas) has been sent on a “nonsense mission” to the heart of the English countryside with Yossi (Jonnie Hurn, Do Elephants Pray?, Umbrage:The First vampire), a war-torn Cameraman, to discover the truth about these mysterious formations.
There they meet long-term investigator, the elusive and broken Hatter (James Fisher, (Dead End, Stagger), desperate to reconnect with his son Dean. Only the local barmaid Aideen (Chloe Farnworth, Ava’s Impossible Things, Bigger Than The Beatles) seems to know the truth about this clandestine world, but if she does she’s in no hurry to tell.
The clandestine world of crop circles is threatened when an ambitious TV journalist plans to expose the truth drawing her into the enigma of lights, Celtic mythology and UFOs to discover both the beauty and danger in the mystery she seeks.
As they explore the various formations that appear overnight they are drawn deeper into the enigma of hovering lights, Celtic mythology, ancient monuments, irate landowners, UFO enthusiasts and researchers of these unexplained events to discover both the beauty and the danger in the truth they seek. 5 lost souls — each hoping to solve the unexplained phenomenon whilst resolving their own darker issues. The answers are written into the ground…
Genre: 108 MadCap,Drama,Mystery,Sci-Fi
Cast: Jon Campling, Chloe Farnworth, James Fisher, Dan Burman
Crew: Jonnie Hurn, Ian Manson
Year of production: 2016
Running time: 89 Minutes
Shot in the countryside of Wiltshire, England in the summer of 2013, “In Circles” is the first feature film dedicated to the world of Crop Circles. Born out of several years of research into the various theories surrounding their creat ion and based on the experiences of the people involved the film aims to show a side of the phenomenon that is rarely seen or known.
By combining fact and fiction Filmmakers Jonnie Hurn (who was born and raised in Wiltshire) and Ian Manson have created a dramatic film with a documentary feel to it, one that shows off the splendor of the Wiltshire countryside through its landscape, people and most importantly, the Crop Circles themselves.
IN CIRCLES is the directorial debut of the two directors Jonnie Hurn and Ian Manson (a.k.a. Manson Hurn), who tired of the usual routine wanted to make their debut something different from the usual zombie/horror based first feature.
The double -headed director beast Manson Hurn was conceived on a canal barge in November 2012 and born on -set in the Wiltshire countryside the following year. Noted for its maverick approach to film making thanks to hard graft on numerous low and microbudget films Manson Hurn has a knack of making something out of nothing and see the lack of resources, time or funds as artist challenges rather than drawbacks.
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